Charley Chase

Charley Chase (October 20, 1893 – June 20, 1940) was an American comedian, actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for his work in Hal Roach short film comedies. He was the older brother of comedian/director James Parrott.

Life and career

Born Charles Joseph Parrott in Baltimore, Maryland, Chase began performing in vaudeville as a teenager and started his career in films by working at the Christie Film Company in 1912. He then moved to Keystone Studios, where he began appearing in bit parts in the Mack Sennett films, including those of Charlie Chaplin. By 1915 he was playing juvenile leads in the Keystones, and directing some of the films as Charles Parrott. His Keystone credentials were good enough to get him steady work as a comedy director with other companies; he directed many of Chaplin imitator Billy West's comedies, which featured a young Oliver Hardy as villain.

He worked at L-KO Kompany during its final months of existence. Then in 1920, Chase began working as a film director for Hal Roach Studios. Among his notable early works for Roach was supervising the first entries in the Our Gang series, as well as directing several films starring Lloyd Hamilton; like many other silent comedians, Chase is reported to have regarded Hamilton's work as a major influence on that of his own. Chase became director-general of the Hal Roach studio in late 1921, supervising the production of all the Roach series except the Harold Lloyd comedies. Following Lloyd's departure from the studio in 1923, Chase moved back in front of the camera with his own series of shorts, adopting the screen name Charley Chase.

Charley Chase (actress)

Charley Chase (born August 6, 1987 in Louisville, Kentucky) is the stage name of an American pornographic actress. Credited with over 400 movies, she has won an AVN Award and an XRCO Award, receiving nominations for the XBIZ Awards and Urban X Awards.

Early life

She was born on August 6, 1987, in Louisville, Kentucky, and is of Puerto Rican and Italian descent. At age 19 she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, to attend Bauder College.

Career

Her filmography includes Oral Olympics: Blo For The Gold, The Sex Files 2 – A Dark XXX Parody, Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Advanced Fellatio (2011 AVN Award - Best Educational Release),Party of Feet 2 (2011 AVN Award - Best Foot/Leg Fetish Release),Tori Black is Pretty Filthy 2 and Slutty & Sluttier 11.

Controversy

In September 2011, Chase was involved in a porn scandal alongside some Los Angeles City firefighters. During one of her scenes for Assesinpublic.com (a site belonging to the Brazzers network) shot a couple of years earlier at Venice Beach, she is seen next to a fire truck, exposing herself and inviting passersby to fondle her. An internal investigation started by the LAFD suggested that the firefighters from Engine 263 (the fire truck) were aware of what was going on, and that the whole scene was premeditated.